'Our cultural world a lot poorer': Modi on SP Balasubrahmanyam's demise

Famed playback singer and Padma awardee SP Balasubrahmanyam popular as SPB or Balu in the movie world who recorded over 40000 songs in 16 languages over a period of five decades died on Friday afternoonSpeaking briefly to the media outside the MGM Healthcare Hospital his son SPCharan said Balasubrahmanyam passed away at 104 pm and thanked the hospital officials for the treatment and service He said further details will be shared laterPaying tributes to the legendary singer Prime Minister Narendra Modi said ldquoWith the unfortunate demise of Shri SP Balasubrahmanyam our cultural world is a lot poorerrdquoWith the unfortunate demise of Shri SP Balasubrahmanyam our cultural world is a lot poorer A household name across India his melodious voice and music enthralled audiences for decades In this hour of grief my thoughts are with his family and admirers Om Shantimdash Narendra Modi narendramodi September 25 2020President Ram Nath Kovind in a tweet said In the passing of music legend SP Balasubrahmanyam Indian music has lost one of its most melodious voices Called Paadum Nila or Singing Moon by his countless fans he was honoured with Padma Bhushan and many National Awards Condolences to his family friends and admirersIn the passing of music legend SP Balasubrahmanyam Indian music has lost one of its most melodious voices Called lsquoPaadum Nila or lsquoSinging Moonrsquo by his countless fans he was honoured with Padma Bhushan and many National Awards Condolences to his family friends and admirersmdash President of India rashtrapatibhvn September 25 2020Shocked at the tragic demise of the legendary musician Shri SP Balasubrahmanyam He leaves a void in the world of music that is virtually impossible to fill SPBalasubrahmanyam pictwittercomJqEsaJoqyDmdash Vice President of India VPSecretariat September 25 2020Home Minister Amit Shah tweeted Deeply saddened by the passing away of legendary musician and playback singer Padma Bhushan S P Balasubrahmanyam ji He will forever remain in our memories through his melodious voice amp unparalleled music compositions My condolences are with his family amp followers Om Shanti sicDeeply saddened by the passing away of legendary musician and playback singer Padma Bhushan S P Balasubrahmanyam ji He will forever remain in our memories through his melodious voice amp unparalleled music compositions My condolences are with his family amp followers Om Shantimdash Amit Shah AmitShah September 25 2020My heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family and friends of Mr S P Balasubrahmanyam His songs touched millions of hearts in many languages His voice will live on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi saidMy heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family and friends of Mr S P Balasubrahmanyam His songs touched millions of hearts in many languages His voice will live onRIPSPBmdash Rahul Gandhi RahulGandhi September 25 2020Saddened at unfortunate demise of legendary singer SP Balasubrahmanyam The Padma Bhushan awardee has made lasting contribution to nations rich musical legacy His melodious voice will live on through his songsMy condolences to his friends family amp fans agraveyenu00c2u0090 agravecurrenparaagravecurrenfrac34agravecurrenu00c2u0082agravecurrencurrenagravecurreniquestRIPSPB pictwittercom48y0iQw2V0mdash Piyush Goyal PiyushGoyal September 25 2020We grew up listening to his melodious songs Deeply saddened by the passing away of legendary playback singer Padma Bhushan S P Balasubrahmanyam ji My condolences to his family amp followers Om Shantiethu00c2u009fu00c2u0099u00c2u008f pictwittercomYAokkqy188mdash Kiren Rijiju KirenRijiju September 25 2020In a statement issued on Friday the hospital said In a further setback this morning despite maximal life support measures and the best efforts of the clinical team his condition deteriorated further and he suffered a cardiorespiratory arrest With profound grief we regret to inform that he has passed away on September 25 at 1304 hoursThe hospital said Balasubrahmanyam was on life support measures since August 14 for severe COVID19 pneumoniaOn August 5 in a Facebook post the 74year old SPB said that he was suffering from a very mild attack of coronavirus and had got himself hospitalised to take restHe had said that though the doctors had advised him to stay at home and take rest he decided to be in a hospital as at home his family members would get concerned He hoped to get discharged from the hospital in two days But it was not to beFor a brief period he showed some improvement in his health condition and he had tested negative for coronavirus on September 4But on Thursday the hospital said his condition was extremely critical Since Thursday the indications about Balasubrahmanyam were not goodSince Friday morning a large number of police personnel were deployed outside the hospital The singers family members were all present at the hospitalWith inputs from agencyKeep scrolling to read more newsCatch up on all the latest Crime 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